Stiffening-cape for coat-collars.



No. 882,674. PATENTED-MAR. 24, 1908.

J. GRAY.

STIPPBNING CAPE FOR COAT GOLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.l6.1'907.

UNITED STATES liTENT UFFICE.

J'OHNQW, G ItiXY,-O1 SALT LAKE CITY, UTA-IL STIFFENING-CAPEFoR'ooA'r-ooLLaas.

Specification of Letters Patent. flPate'rived Marc h 24,, 1808.

Application filed October 16, 1907. Serial No. 397,713.

To all whom it mag concern:

T 1' Be it known that I, Jonn VViLLIAM GRAY,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in thecountyof Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new andusefulImprovements in Stifi'ening- Capes for Coat-Collars; and I dohereby de clare' the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled inthe-art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to stiffening capes for coat collars (thisinvention being an immovement on my former application Serial No.386,401, filed July 31, 1907), and-the object of my invention is toproduce a device which shall prevent'the wrinkling orsinking in of thebody of the coat immediately below the collar where it lies over theback of the neck of the wearer.

As is well known with persons having long necks or even when theirnecks, are short, the

, collar of the coat sooner or laterfalls back from the collar of theshirt and a .wrinkle forms in the body of the coat just below the collarand just back of the neck of the wearer and about midway between hisshoulders,-. thereby producing an unsightly and ugly ap- In order toprevent this, it is pearance. generally necessary to have, a coat fittedby a skilled tailor'and even then if'the coat is not lined or the tailoris not skilful, thecollar of the coat will sooner or later fall'awayfromthe collar of theshirt and the coat present the appearance of havingbeen cheaply made.

More specifically stated, it is the object of my invention to preventthese defects, and to these ends my invention consists-in a stiffenincape substantially of the form shown in igure 3, and which is insertedunderneath the body of the coat at the back of the neck, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2, and which serves to hold the collar of the coatyieldhaving been" tached from the coat with parts of the same brokenaway. Fig. 4 is anend view of my improved cape, when detached from thecoat, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a part of the 'capeon anenlargedscale, showing the structure of the hair cloth usedtherein.

My invention as described in my former application above referred to,has proved 'very eliectivc and useful, but I have discovered that byputting an additional 'nar-.

row band of hair cloth with the fibers run 'ning in one direction only,and at right angles to the 1' main'hair cloth, a,still further imrovedeffect is obtained, as vertical wr1nling is thereby more efii'ect-uallyprevents/(1..

A represents the back oithe coat, B the outer fold of the coat collar,and C the inner edge of the same where it is stitched to-t'he body' ofthe coat.- This inner edge C of the coat collaris preferably dividedvasshownin- Fig. 2, and the part D separated from the i part C, and theinner lining oflthe coat, if there be one, is secured to the same.

Into the spacei'orrnedby separating the parts C and D, I insert myimproved stifi'ening cape-and. stitch the parts C and'D to the lining Hof the coat securely thereto; This stiiiening ca e is composed of anouter layer E of sultab e material, a central layer F,

G of any suitable material, preferably canvas, 'all of these parts beingsecurely fastened together. Thisis the construction described,

in my formerapplication, but l have discov ered that by putting "anadditional layer of hair cloth K, in the form of a narrow strip runninglongitudinally ofthe cape, near its lower edge, the four parts thenbeing securely stitched together, ,an additional function is secured,namely,- the prevention of vertical wrinkles. H

The cape occupies the osition shown in Figs; land 2, and'preferab yextending three or four inches-below the lower edge of the coat collar,and along allits edges is securely stitched to the coat.

considerab efiexibility in the direction of its length, and yet exertssuch a sustaining ac,-

tion upon the collar of the coat as to hold it thereby secure a neatappearanceat all times. By actual experience I have found that it isossible to take ready made coats,

The layer F, of hair, .cloth or other resilient material, with which mycape is rovided, causes the same to have preferably of hair cloth, andan inner layer 1 snugly against the collar J of the shirt L, and ainsert sti ening capes therein, of the form described and in the mannershown, and that the result is that the appearance of said coats, underall conditions of wear and at all cloth, is so arranged that the hairsrun perpendicularly, thus preventing horizontal wrinkling while allowingthe cape to bend easily around the neck. This results in a moreresilient action of the cloth and renders it more difficult to detectthe cape underneath the coat.

Vertical wrinkling some times occurs in coats, especially if they aremade of thin material, and for this reason I use thenarrow strip of haircloth K.

As shoWnin'Fig. 3, this is much narrower than the strip of hair cloth F,as I havefound by experience that a very narrow strip is sufficient toprevent vertical wrinkling, and I. do not desire to make the cape toothick. r i

In the enlarged section shown'in Fig. 5.

M represents the hairs in the hair cloth strip under its col K runninglongitudinally, and N represents the hairs in the hair cally.

It will be seen that my invention is very simple in construction,easyto'apply to a coat whether duping the making thereof or after thesame is made, and that it is cheap. By actual test I have found it to bemost eflicient, and I have also found that it will keep the collar of acoat appearing neat and tailor-made as long as the coat will last.

The cape is preferably made in the" shape approximately shown in Fig. 3.Of course, capes of various size are usedwith different coats.

I claim 1. A coat provided with a'stiifening cape back thereof, saidcape composed of a lurality of la hair cloth down the back of the coatand thereby preventing the coat from wrinkling under the collar when inuse, substantially as described.

2. A coat provided with a stiffening cape cloth F running verti-.

ers of material, one of whic is avlng ts hairs running up. and

.layer of canvas,

down the back of adapted ar and inside the lining at the inside thelining at the cape composed of an a middle layer of hair under itscollar and back thereof, said outer layer of fabric, cloth, having allits down the back of the coat, and an inner and said cape serving toprevent the coat from wrinkling under its collar when in use,substantially as described.

3.. A stiffening cape for coat collars shaped to fit the coat under thecollar at the back thereof and comprising an outer layer of fabric, amiddle layer of hair cloth having all its hairs running shortestdimensions of the cape, and an inner layer of canvas, substantially asdescribed.

4. A coat provided with-a stiffening cape hairs runningu'p and in thedirection ot the' I under its collar, said cape being composed of aplurality of layers of material, one of which is air'cloth having itshairs running up and the coat, and another of which-is a longitudinallydisposed strip of hair cloth having angles to those ofthe first namedlayer,

thereby preventing wrinkling of the coat under the collar when in use,substantially as described.

5. A coat provided with a stiffening ca e under, its collar, and insidethe lining at the back thereof, said cape being composed of an outerlayer of fabric, a middle layer of haircloth, having its hairs runningup and down the back of the coat, an inner layer of canvas, and a narrowhorizontal strip of hair 'cloth in the inside of the cape, near itslower edge, having all the hairs thereof running horizontally,substantially as described.

6. A. stlifening cape for coat collars, to fit the coat under the'collarat the back. thereof, and comprising an outer layer of fabric, a middlelayer of hair cloth, having all its hairs runnin shortest diameter 0?the cape, an inner layer of canvas and a narrow strip of hair cloth,near the'bottom of said ea c, having all its hairs running longitudinaly, substantially as described.

Intestimony whereof, I afiix ture, in presence of two'witnesses.

JOHN w. GRAY.

in the direction of the the hairs. running at right

